Production Manager

AT&S; Kulim; On-site; MYR 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

AT&S Malaysia is seeking an executive to lead manufacturing operations, ensuring throughput, quality and cost objectives are met. You will focus on production planning, process improvement and driving KPI performance.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Manufacturing and has at least 15 years in manufacturing with a minimum of 3 years in a leadership role, demonstrating strong leadership and communication under pressure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Ensure throughput, CSR, Quality and cost objectives are achieved.
• Monitor operations within scope; collect and handle improvement ideas.
• Promote an innovative environment; revise operating policies as applicable.
• Anticipate and act on events that could affect production efficiency.
• Maintain contact with suppliers and customers to stay abreast of relevant literature.
• Apply continuous improvement principles across responsibilities.
• Ensure optimum utilization of raw materials and personnel.
• Execute the approved budget on time and in budget.
• Foster two-way communication and adherence to company policy.
• Support for the purchase of new equipment and layout updates.
• Responsible for production ramp-up of new equipment.
• Standardize processes across related functions.
• Support qualification activities of new materials and chemistries.
• Ensure all processes align with specifications and parameters.

Skills

Leadership

Production planning

Process improvement

Quality management

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field

Job description

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Ensure key production indicators and metrics are achieved, such as throughput, CSR, Quality and cost objectives.

Monitor operations with in there scope, collect and handle improvement ideas and promote and innovative environment. Recommend revisions to the operating policies as applicable.

Anticipate on, and recognize and take action for events/situations that could adversely affect production efficiencies.

Keep abreast of technical developments by maintaining constant contact with suppliers and customer and correct study of relevant literature.

Actively participate in the quality and improvement process and apply the principals of continuous improvement in all areas of responsibility.

Ensure optimum utilization of raw materials and personnel by careful employment of all available resources.

Responsible for the execution of once approved budget on time and in budget.

Demonstrate positive two-way communications, fair and consistent administration of company policy and procedure, responsiveness to employee concerns and problems.

Support for the purchase of new equipment (deliver production requirement from on‑site learning and experience, layout update and validation)

Responsible for production ramp‑up of new equipment (including installation, qualification and production implementation)

Ensure standardization of each process is maintained across all related functions.

Support for qualification activities of new materials, chemistries, processes within the related group

Ensure all processes are aligned with specification and parameters

Job Requirement:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field.

Minimum of 15 years’ experience in manufacturing operations with at least 3 years in a leadership capacity.

Strong knowledge of production planning, process improvement, and quality management systems.

Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Proven ability to lead and motivate teams in a high-pressure environment

Driven, proactive and aggressive in accomplishing KPIs